Career seminars

Our seminars are a lecture style presentation that provide tips on finding and applying for jobs and learn about your work rights.

Lunchtime sessions are held on campus throughout the year. Presenters include career consultants, alumni and employers.

Topics include:

• identifying your skills and interests
• employability and work skills
• job search strategies
• applications and resumes
• interviews and testing
• understanding your work rights.

Attend 6 or more career seminars and receive a 'Career Knowledge' certificate.

Conditions:

• you must have your student ID scanned at each seminar
• you can attend seminars at any campus.

Seminars

View seminar topics and register to attend:

• Berwick
• Caulfield
• Clayton
• Gippsland
• Parkville
• Peninsula

• All seminars.

Resources

Apply for a job

• Assessment centres - how to prepare (pdf 959kb).
  • Handout - Assessment centres and testing (doc 140kb).
• Cover letters - how to find the right words (pdf 891kb).
  • Worksheet - Cover letters (doc 301kb).
• Interviews (pdf 554kb).
• Resumes (pdf 711kb).
• Online applications (pdf 849kb).

Find a job

• How to find part time and casual work (pdf 520kb).
  • Worksheet - How to find part time and casual work (doc 142kb).
• Find work as an international student (pdf 797kb).
• How to find a job (pdf 578kb).
• What makes you employable? (pdf 532kb).
  • Identifying skills for work (doc 674kb).
  • Skill development (doc 667kb).
  • Employability skills (pdf 223kb).

Plan your career

• Manage your career (pdf 589kb).

Prepare for recruitment

• Prepare for graduate recruitment (pdf 904kb).
  • Handout - Prepare for graduate recruitment (pdf 265kb).
  • Handout - What should you be asking employers (pdf 205kb).
• Opportunities for global employment (pdf 1039kb).

If you are unable to view these files, contact us.